NC general contractor license limits LicenseWorking capital needed to avoid a bondProject limit Limited $17,000 $750,000 Intermediate $75,000 $1.5 million Unlimited $150,000 Unlimited
Anything below $40,000 as of October 1st, 2023, is fine. You don't have to have a general contractor license in the state of North Carolina to do any sort of work that would be qualified as a general contracting type job.
North Carolina's retainage limits and deadlines On private projects within the state, retainage will be governed by the terms of the contract. Retainage on such public projects is capped at 5% of each progress payment. Upon 50% completion, retainage must no longer be withheld unless the job progress is unsatisfactory.